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pandas VS Plotly_

As of 4 November 2026, Plotly is named by 290 companies and pandas by 2,322; pandas skews to companies under 200 people (45% vs 40%), Plotly to companies over 1,000 (32% vs 30%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: pandas's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Plotly rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

pandas: 2–200 employees
45%
Plotly: 2–200 employees
40%
pandas: 1,000+ employees
30%
Plotly: 1,000+ employees
32%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.2 · 2.3
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
2,322companies name pandas
290companies name Plotly
160name both
5,187 · 680postings in 90 days, pandas · Plotly
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentpandassharePlotlyshareLeans
Self-employed1155%197%even
2-10 employees26812%176%pandas
11-50 employees33815%3713%even
51-200 employees42918%6121%Plotly
201-500 employees28412%3713%even
501-1000 employees1978%279%even
1001-5000 employees29513%4114%even
5001-10000 employees924%155%even
10,001+ employees30413%3612%even
By industry
SegmentpandassharePlotlyshareLeans
Technology & software1,03945%10135%pandas
Business & finance services53423%5920%pandas
Manufacturing & industry23410%4716%Plotly
Consumer services & leisure1135%134%even
Media & content793%103%even
Public, community & associations733%248%Plotly
Utilities & infrastructure653%124%even
Commerce & trade613%62%even
Automotive331%72%even
Transport, logistics & rental311%62%even
Health care241%21%even
Property & construction211%31%even
By country
SegmentpandassharePlotlyshareLeans
United States1,32657%18263%Plotly
United Kingdom1697%155%pandas
India1225%52%pandas
Germany994%83%even
France934%114%even
Brazil502%62%even
Canada452%114%even
Spain321%––outside top 12
Poland221%––outside top 12
Singapore201%52%even
Sweden191%––outside top 12
Switzerland181%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––41%outside top 12
Portugal––41%outside top 12
Austria––31%outside top 12
Czechia––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentpandassharePlotlyshareLeans
Data & AI4,29062%57267%Plotly
Software engineering1,02115%13416%even
Engineering (non-software)1682%283%even
Finance & accounting1622%111%even
IT operations & business systems1512%20%even
research and science651%61%even
Legal, compliance & risk641%10%even
General management & consulting441%20%even
Product, program & project management441%30%even
Sales340%30%even
Unclassified330%30%even
Marketing & communications220%––outside top 12
Customer service & success190%20%even
Education & training180%20%even
logistics warehouse and transport150%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment120%––outside top 12
Human resources70%––outside top 12
Administration & office40%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy40%––outside top 12
construction and civil40%––outside top 12
Design & UX40%51%even
arts media and entertainment20%20%even
agriculture and environment10%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production––10%outside top 12
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Plotly is named by 290 companies in job postings and pandas by 2,322; 160 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/pandas-vs-plotly)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

pandas vs Plotly: questions

Which is more used, pandas or Plotly?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, pandas (2,322) over Plotly (290). By website-and-DNS footprint, Plotly (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses pandas?

45% of pandas companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 40% for Plotly. 30% of pandas companies have over 1,000 employees, against 32% for Plotly.

Do companies run both?

160 companies name both in their postings, usually pandas in marketing and Plotly in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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